Nine more Sky Bet Championship fixtures added in December and January

Sky Sports has announced its latest selection of live Sky Bet EFL fixtures, with promotion hopefuls and local rivals going head to head over Christmas and the New Year.

Nine further Sky Bet Championship fixtures have been added to the schedule for December and the start of January as part of a bumper festive offering following Sky Sports' latest Premier League picks.

Latest confirmed games - December

Fri 14

Sheff Utd vs West Brom

7.45pm

Sat 15

Bristol City vs Norwich

5.30pm

Mon 17

Derby vs N Forest

7.45pm

Sat 22

Hull vs Swansea

5.30pm

Sun 23

Aston Villa vs Leeds

1.30pm

Wed 26

Sheff Utd vs Derby

3pm

Tom Lawrence's Derby and Jack Colback's Forest clash in front of the Sky cameras in December

Live action in the run-up to Christmas includes an East Midlands showdown between rivals Derby and Nottingham Forest on Monday, December 17, rounding off a weekend that also sees West Brom travel to Sheffield United and high-flying Norwich visit Bristol City.

Heavyweights Aston Villa and Leeds meet at Villa Park on Sunday, December 23, while the Sky cameras return to Bramall Lane on Boxing Day as Chris Wilder's Blades look to avenge their Pride Park defeat to Derby.

Latest confirmed games - January

Tue 1

N Forest vs Leeds

3pm

Fri 11

Leeds vs Derby

7.45pm

Sat 12

Millwall vs Blackburn

5.30pm

Kemar Roofe and his Leeds team-mates face trips to Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest during the festive period

2019 kicks off with a cracker at the City Ground as Nottingham Forest take on Leeds, with Marcelo Bielsa facing Frank Lampard the weekend after as Derby travel to Elland Road.

Swansea's trip to Hull and Blackburn's meeting with Millwall are also on the schedule as the competition at both ends of the table hots up.

Sky Bet EFL games live on Sky Sports

November

Fri 9: Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday (7.45pm)

Sat 10: West Brom vs Leeds (5.30pm)

Sat 17: Fleetwood vs Walsall (midday)

Fri 23: Ipswich vs West Brom (7.45pm)

Sat 24: Rotherham vs Sheffield United (12.30pm)

Sat 24: Brentford vs Middlesbrough (5.30pm)

Sun 25: Aston Villa vs Birmingham City (midday)

Tue 27: Leeds vs Reading (7.45pm)

Wed 28: Stoke vs Derby (8pm)

Billy Sharp faces former club Leeds at the start of December, with Sheffield United hosting West Brom and Derby later in the month